The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 144

Chapter 144

-Ava’s POV-

The words sent a chill through me, but I refused to let it show. lan’s grip on my hand was firm, his fingers like iron shackles, his movements deliberate and commanding as he led me into the opening steps of the dance. His touch felt like fire and ice–a blistering mix of control and fury–and I hated the way he held me so effortlessly, as though he still had a right to.

The music swirled around us, a slow yet haunting melody that echoed the tension in the room. Every step we took seemed deliberate, a calculated move in this twisted game he was playing My heart pounded in my chest, not from the routine but from the growing rage that simmered beneath my skin.

“I have nothing to say to you,” I hissed under my breath, trying yank my hand free from his unrelenting grasp.

His grip only tightened, his claws teasing the edge of my skin as daring me to struggle further. His lips curved into a mocking smirk as his voice dropped low, just loud enough for me to hear.

“Then listen,” he whispered, his words cutting like a blade. “That’s something you’ve always been good at, isn’t it? Obedience. You’re nothing more than a pathetic little puppy on a leash, pretending you’ve broken free.”

My jaw clenched as his words sunk in, each one carefully crafted to strike where it hurt the most. I wanted to lash out, to

my tone. scream at him, but I couldn’t give him the satisfaction. Instead, I glared at him, forcing venom into

“Let me go, Dylan,” I snapped. The routine forced me closer to him, his smirk widening as he leaned in, our movements flowing seamlessly despite the tension.

“Not yet,” he murmured, his voice dangerously calm. He spun me outward, the motion smooth and practiced, before pulling me back into his chest. His lips brushed close to my ear, his next words sending a chill down my spine.

“You’re going to be useful for once,” he said, his tone sharp and biting. “You’re going to get me an in with Grayson Blackwood.”

The audacity of his demand stunned me into silence for a moment, but then a laugh escaped my lips. It wasn’t one of humor but of disbelief and rage.

“Grayson doesn’t associate with lowlifes,” I said coldly, my voice steady despite the anger boiling beneath the surface.

darker. Without warning, I felt his claws extend, sharp and unforgiving, pressing into my

as they had come, his claws retracted. I glared up at him, fury burning in my chest, but he didn’t seem the least

growled, his voice dripping with menace. “Don’t

spun myself in time with the routine, using the motion to

his wolf breaking through his carefully crafted façade. The sight should have terrified me, but I

pointedly to my neck. His smirk widened, his voice softening into something that was almost intimate,

but.

with something that sent a shiver

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matter how much you try to escape it, you’ll always

I refused to let him see it. Instead, met his gaze head–on, my voice steady as I replied. “I “couldn’t care less,” I spat. “Is there a reason you’re suddenly interested in the fact

its mark. is expression faltered, the smirk slipping into something colder, more dangerous.

My heart leapt into my throat as

as stared up at him in shock. His

let you fall,” he said, his tone mockingly sweet. “Think about how much your parents would hate that.

na a

parents hit a nerve I’d been trying to bury all night. My hands curled into fists, but I kept my voice steady. “I don’t care what they think anymore.”

chest. That’s a lie. If you didn’t care, you wouldn’t be hosting this

the surface.

not done,” he growled, his voice low and dangerous. “The dance isn’t over.”

hadn’t realized I needed. I felt my eyes darken, mirroring his, and the

having your eyes clawed out,”